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Bed and books at St Deiniol's Library in Waleshttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/aug/01/deiniol-library-hawarden-wales-hotels
Nodding off in the library is encouraged at St Deiniol's, where you can spend the night and help yourself to a bedtime read from a vast collection<p>A shaft of sunlight through the dusty motes and the perfect pillow formed by that pile of books ... I have nodded off in a few libraries in my time, but I have never properly slept in one. Until now.</p><p>A residential library, a house full of books where you come to stay, is a decidedly odd prospect - particularly when it is also a memorial to a prime minister. A holiday at St Deiniol's Library in north-east Wales is definitely not an orthodox tourist experience but it offers a glorious escape from the pace and materialism of our modern lives.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/aug/01/deiniol-library-hawarden-wales-hotels">Continue reading...</a>Cultural tripsWalesHotelsTravelling soloUnited KingdomShort breaksWeekend breaksWalking holidaysDorsetLake DistrictOxfordCambridgeHeritageTravelFri, 31 Jul 2009 23:01:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/aug/01/deiniol-library-hawarden-wales-hotelsChristopher ThomondBook in ... the magical, chapel-like space of St Deiniol. Photograph: Christopher ThomondChristopher ThomondSt Deiniol's Residential Library at Hawarden in North Wales Photograph: Christopher ThomondPatrick Barkham2009-07-31T23:01:00Z